false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191941122m/61926.jpg 61926 18 For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before it could reach the planet's surface. But the greatest dream of the dragon riders was to find a way to eradicate Thread completely, so that never again would their beloved Pern be threatened with destruction.<P>Now, for the first time, it looked as if that dream could come true. For when the people of Pern, led by Masterharper Robinton and F'Lar and Lessa, Weyrleader and Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr, excavated the ancient remains of the planet's original settlement, they uncovered the colonist's voice-activated artificial intelligence system -- which still functioned! And the computer had incredible news for them: There was a chance -- a good chance -- that they could, at long last, annihilate Thread once and for all!<P><HR>Cover art by Michael Whelan<HR> 2341135 1991 All the Weyrs of Pern (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #8) total:3114|5:975|4:1133|3:860|2:127|1:19| 3114 12260 3758 42 2 0 false false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 30 11:28:33 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 11:29:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Sep 05 17:38:57 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 07:03:43 -0700 2008 5 1 true true Sun Feb 17 20:11:07 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 20:11:07 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Jun 09 21:59:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 22:05:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 24 12:34:59 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 06 20:26:14 -0700 2008
Well, being sci-fi and fantasy geek all one's young life can wear off after an adult lifetime of earning a living and raising a family (or starting a new one as in my case). Now middle aged, I remember the series and a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 09:03:33 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 06:11:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 12 08:59:40 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 09:07:11 -0700 2008
Lord Holder Jaxom and his white dragon Ruth are instrumental in carrying out AIVAS' plans, which involve "timing...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 19:23:54 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 19:27:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:12:18 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 16:12:18 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Apr 03 12:51:09 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:11:54 -0700 2008 artificial intelligence they uncovered at the end of The White Dragon are forming a plan to end the threat of Thread forever.
All the familiar characters from the preceding books are here, but the main characters continues to be Jaxom and his dragon Ruth. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 20:21:58 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 20:21:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Jun 15 10:54:34 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:01:15 -0700 2009 Dragonsdawn. This strikes me as a...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Thu May 14 07:12:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:12:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 08:30:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:30:44 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Wed Jul 01 06:42:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 06:49:49 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jan 04 12:20:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:20:39 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Aug 15 23:50:41 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 23:51:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 19 13:10:23 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:17:18 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 13:10:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Apr 10 16:00:26 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:00:26 -0700 2008
Not that it was the end of the series (for the time frame) but it basically set in stone what the future of Pern was.

Plus all of my favorite characters were in it (Jancis, Piemur, Lessa, F'lar, F'le...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 05:35:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 02:08:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=61926